[Powaup]

Originally Posted by Kid Eh

Saw one yesterday in the atrium where I work. What a machine.

Is the interior updated?

[Germanauto]

Originally Posted by Kid Eh

Saw one yesterday in the atrium where I work. What a machine.

Jeez where the hell do you work?

[BwoodBMW]

Originally Posted by Powaup

Is the interior updated?

Not in any significant way.

[classyfast]

Originally Posted by ACZakka325i

All the negative sentiment, on a BMW FORUM no less, is all that needs to be told....

If BMW made it a legit performer, it would have been a much cooler car. I see it as a beach cruiser.

OP, more power to you. No hate. I guess I just have a firmer grip on my cash...

I don't think it's negative sentiment to voice a pretty common opinion....we're all pretty realistic and no bs on bmw forums! Lol.

I agree with everything else you stated!

[Ciber]

Originally Posted by classyfast

I don't think it's negative sentiment to voice a pretty common opinion....we're all pretty realistic and no bs on bmw forums! Lol.

I agree with everything else you stated!

The pricing on this car is insane. BMW loaned me one to try out while my M4 was in. What a disappointment, I guess i liked the doors the first day and the gas mileage?

I'll just leave this here: http://cars.mclaren.com/sports-series/570s-spider

[BwoodBMW]

Originally Posted by Ciber

The pricing on this car is insane. BMW loaned me one to try out while my M4 was in. What a disappointment, I guess i liked the doors the first day and the gas mileage?

I'll just leave this here: http://cars.mclaren.com/sports-series/570s-spider

Ok I'm not defending the price here but 570s spiders are nearly $250k cars...

[ORIGIN M.]

If it was 100% Electric I'd seriously consider it.

Until then it's not... Born electric !!

[Stratus650]

Originally Posted by bjcarls

$50,000 cheaper and I’m in

Easy, just wait 12 months

[AwesomeM3]

Originally Posted by SoCali E36

Should have waited for the dealers to have stock that they can't get rid of to get a huge discount. The i8 is not worth MSRP.

Originally Posted by bjcarls

$50,000 cheaper and I’m in

Congrats! I love seeing them on the road.

Originally Posted by classyfast

Damn there's about 20 other cars I'd buy in that price range before an i8. Nice looking car but damn!

Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

I'm sorry but for 163k you can get a few supercars.

This is a 100k Car at most, these prices are not justified.

It's a slow 7 year old design

My opinion

Originally Posted by ACZakka325i

All the negative sentiment, on a BMW FORUM no less, is all that needs to be told....

If BMW made it a legit performer, it would have been a much cooler car. I see it as a beach cruiser.

OP, more power to you. No hate. I guess I just have a firmer grip on my cash...

The i8 Roadster is absolutely beautiful, but not worth MSRP in my opinion. I backed out of my order with a June production. My dealer was going to discount the MSRP but not enough to make the i8 Roadster worth it to me. Like others have said, $50,000 less than MSRP and I would buy it.

I think BMW really missed the boat on this one. They could have put in an electric motor with much better range, like the Acura NSX. They hit the mark on the design, but totally missed it with the lack of performance.

I know I'll be jealous when I see one on the road, but I hope I pull up next to one at a red light with my X5M and I'll be the one smiling as I look in my rear view mirror lol.

[AwesomeM3]

Originally Posted by Kid Eh

Saw one yesterday in the atrium where I work. What a machine.

Originally Posted by Germanauto

Jeez where the hell do you work?

I need a job where you work! Very cool!!

[phoenixbmwlife]

I think you should buy whatever you want to buy. It's not a car for everyone at that price. I certainly would not buy it but only cause I think it should out perform a lot of other cars much cheaper that it but it doesn't.

In my opinion BMW made this car with a certain idea that the masses are not really ready to value. That's why the resale values have tanked and why I would not get one. But everyone's values are different and I believe you should go after whatever YOU want regardless of other people's opinions. So with that, OP congrats on your order I am positive you will enjoy it.

[Kid Eh]

Originally Posted by Germanauto

Jeez where the hell do you work?

Originally Posted by Germanauto

Jeez where the hell do you work?

LOL. It's in the atrium of the Entertainment One building. The atrium is used a lot for stuff like this. I heard BMW was holding some fancy launch event there. Also the auto show starts here this weekend.

https://www.blogto.com/city/2015/11/...ng_in_toronto/

[dmboone25]

Originally Posted by AwesomeM3

The i8 Roadster is absolutely beautiful, but not worth MSRP in my opinion. I backed out of my order with a June production. My dealer was going to discount the MSRP but not enough to make the i8 Roadster worth it to me. Like others have said, $50,000 less than MSRP and I would buy it.

I think BMW really missed the boat on this one. They could have put in an electric motor with much better range, like the Acura NSX. They hit the mark on the design, but totally missed it with the lack of performance.

I know I'll be jealous when I see one on the road, but I hope I pull up next to one at a red light with my X5M and I'll be the one smiling as I look in my rear view mirror lol.

They also could have put a real engine in the thing - and made it much more of a halo type car, aka something that performs as well as the price tag suggests that it should (as you say above). Something awesome like a V10 would have been insane, but even a straight 6 would have improved the performance big time.

There's no doubt that the design is beautiful, but once again - missed opportunity IMO.

[classyfast]

Originally Posted by phoenixbmwlife

I think you should buy whatever you want to buy. It's not a car for everyone at that price. I certainly would not buy it but only cause I think it should out perform a lot of other cars much cheaper that it but it doesn't.

In my opinion BMW made this car with a certain idea that the masses are not really ready to value. That's why the resale values have tanked and why I would not get one. But everyone's values are different and I believe you should go after whatever YOU want regardless of other people's opinions. So with that, OP congrats on your order I am positive you will enjoy it.

The masses will never value that msrp bud, sorry to say but thy missed the mark.

[drlonline]

Originally Posted by phoenixbmwlife

I think you should buy whatever you want to buy. It's not a car for everyone at that price. I certainly would not buy it but only cause I think it should out perform a lot of other cars much cheaper that it but it doesn't.

In my opinion BMW made this car with a certain idea that the masses are not really ready to value. That's why the resale values have tanked and why I would not get one. But everyone's values are different and I believe you should go after whatever YOU want regardless of other people's opinions. So with that, OP congrats on your order I am positive you will enjoy it.

Couldn't agree more. To each his own, right? I came to understand my own way back in 1972 when I saw my first Lamborghini Miura . It was love at first sight, but at $20,000 (new in '72), I couldn't ever imagine being able to afford such a luxury. Fast forward some 45 years (I know I'm dating myself), and with the help of a successful business career and some fortuitous stock options, I now have a 2019 coupe on order. Still a very expensive car, mind you, but pretty reasonable when considering I'm getting two cars for the price of one: 1) an all-electric, around town commuter vehicle that makes me feel good about not polluting the environment or burning dinosaur residue, and 2) a sexy sports car that is perfect (to me) for zipping through the twisties on Southern California's canyon roads. However, convincing the wife that spending some $2K/mo. (approximate lease cost) makes sense is another matter. To her, a car is simply for transportation. To which I reply, that's like telling Kim Kardashian that clothes are simply a means to keep your body protected from the elements, so just put on a potato sack. Well, you can imagine the reaction that got .

Anyway, I'm counting down the weeks until my dream car arrives. Who knows, maybe some day a young kid will see my car and start dreaming about what his future might hold .

[Germanauto]

Originally Posted by phoenixbmwlife

I think you should buy whatever you want to buy. It's not a car for everyone at that price. I certainly would not buy it but only cause I think it should out perform a lot of other cars much cheaper that it but it doesn't.

In my opinion BMW made this car with a certain idea that the masses are not really ready to value. That's why the resale values have tanked and why I would not get one. But everyone's values are different and I believe you should go after whatever YOU want regardless of other people's opinions. So with that, OP congrats on your order I am positive you will enjoy it.

I don't think that's the reason. It just comes down to performance : price ratio. The i8 looks stunning and while it certainly has an interesting powertrain, but the overall performance is way behind other cars of the same price or those priced way less. Performance enthusiasts stuck with Porsche and the lot, and the tech geeks stuck with Tesla.

Now if it were a fully electric rocket like the Model S it would have carved a nice little niche for itself.

[ron_jeremy]

Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

I'm sorry but for 163k you can get a few supercars.

This is a 100k Car at most, these prices are not justified.

It's a slow 7 year old design

My opinion

7 year old, the years fly by, some faster than others

[evanevery]

Originally Posted by classyfast

The masses will never value that msrp bud, sorry to say but thy missed the mark.

I don't think anyone believes for a minute that BMW built the i8 "for the masses"...

[classyfast]

Originally Posted by evanevery

I don't think anyone believes for a minute that BMW built the i8 "for the masses"...

Maybe, but with the terrible SAVs, watering down the M brand and whoring the M badges out their MO seems to be entertaining the masses right?

[evanevery]

Originally Posted by classyfast

Maybe, but with the terrible SAVs, watering down the M brand and whoring the M badges out their MO seems to be entertaining the masses right?

Still, "no"...

[classyfast]

Originally Posted by evanevery

Still, "no"...

Agree to disagree, but the trickle down effect for tech and style is definitely intended for the masses, so why not make it attractive to the masses to begin with?

[evanevery]

Originally Posted by classyfast

Agree to disagree, but the trickle down effect for tech and style is definitely intended for the masses, so why not make it attractive to the masses to begin with?

Um, again, "no"...

In order for the i8 to garner mass appeal they would have to make it a practical car. The i8 is in no way a practical car. If they tried to make it practical, it simply wouldn't be an i8. Maybe more like an i3.

I wouldn't want an i8 if it had the practicality required for mass market appeal. There are other vehicles which already meet this requirement. My ModelX is MUCH more practical than any EV BMW makes... I don't need ANOTHER practical EV (which the i8 certainly ISN'T). If I wanted mass market practicality at a reasonable price I'ld buy a Model3